Riebman didn't explicitly order Wuerffel to clean the yard of the home on the 1400 block of Hampton Lane and he didn't order the village to step in and take care of it. The village has twice cleaned the property since 2008.

An attorney for Schaumburg acknowledged more legal action still might be necessary to force a cleanup.

"We’ll do whatever it takes to get this job done as expeditiously as possible,” said attorney Elmer Mannina.

For his part, Wuerrfel said he has cleaned up his front yard and now plans to turn his attention to the back yard, which he said should be cleaned up within two weeks.

He pledged to cooperate with village officials. “I’ll work with them and I’ll try to do what I can,” he said.